Victoria Street and the area in front of the station are undergoing major redevelopments that will have a dramatic influence on the area for decades to come. Many of the Government departments have been demolished.

Filthy phone boxes disfigured by prostitutes' cards continue to spoil parts of the ward towards Paddington. Cllrs Heather Acton and Antonia Cox have worked with the HPEA and others and now have a commitment from BT to remove ten phone kiosks from the ward.